Prestigious Wristwatches

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 594

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868679, case No. 684699, Ref. 1463. Production of this reference started in 1940.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 150,000 - 180,000

USD 90,000 - 110,000

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw down case back, concave lugs, dust protecting cap. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille"pink gold hands. M. 13''' -130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance,8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, page 267.Ref. 1463Production of this reference started in 1940.A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 267.Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed "chronometers".